1/29/2026 - 8:00 P.M. ET - NOTICE TO PUBLIC - WATER LEAK REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  WATER TURNED BACK ON AND ALL SHOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL FOR WATER UTILITIES.   THANK YOU.  VILLAGE OF ONTONAGON

*******IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE******  WATER LEAK REPAIRS HAVE BEGUN ON THURSDAY - JAN 29TH - WATER LEAK BROKE THRU ROADWAY N. STEEL STREET/US-45 -     EMERGENCY WATER LEAK REPAIR

DATE:         1/29/2026                    TIME:  2:00PM

A WATER MAIN LEAK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE VILLAGE OF ONTONAGON.  LOCATION OF LEAK IS NORTH STEEL STREET BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS OF IRON STREET AND LEAD STREET.  
REPAIRS HAVE BEGUN ON THURSDAY 1/29/26, 2:00 P.M. ET - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING TO ISOLATE THE LEAK TO PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS.  AREAS OF WATER INTERUPTION WILL INCLUDE NORTH STEEL STREET, SILVER STREET, GOLD STREET, LEAD STREET, AND IRON STREET. 
NORTH STEEL STREET FROM THE M-38 BRIDGE INTERSECTION TO RIVER STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.  DETOUR ROUTE WILL BE M-38 TO GREENLAND ROAD TO TRAVEL TO DOWNTOWN ONTONAGON.    
WATER SHUT OFF BEGAN 2:00 P.M. E.T.   REPAIR TIME FRAME IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME DUE TO NATURE AND LOCATION OF LEAK. 
ONCE WATER SERVICE IS RESTORED, RESIDENTS THAT EXPERIENCE DISCOLORED WATER CAN RUN THEIR WATER TILL IT RUNS CLEAR.  
PLEASE CALL VILLAGE OFFICE 906-884-2305 WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
VILLAGE OF ONTONAGON - WATER DEPARTMENT